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You may earn a maximum of 3 points toward your final grade by doing the above and answering the questions and submitting them on time (no later than Sunday, February 11 on or before 12:01am). Any worksheets submitted after the deadline will get a 0. You will be rewarded a maximum of 3 points if I judge your work to be above average. You will receive 2 points if your work is average, that is it may have a few minor mistakes in some of the answers but demonstrates correct grammar and indicates that some, but not all, of the answers, are acceptable and well expressed. You will earn only 1 point if you simply answered the questions and/or if you use poor grammar and if there are signs that you have not read the material on which your answers are based.
1. Describe the stasis in the play: where, when, who, what, etc. in a paragraph.
The play itself is set in August of the year 1986. It's located at the Wasaychigan Hill Indian Reserve on Manitoukin Island, Ontario. With 8 characters we have Pelajia and Philomena, Marie-Adele, Annie, Emily, Veronique, her daughter Zhaboonigan, and Nanabush.
2. What is the intrusion?
The women all decide to go to the "biggest Bingo in the World" and want to go try it. We also learn about the women's aspirations and dreams here.
3. What is the unique factor?
That on that very day the women decide to go to Toronto and try to win the 1/2 million dollars.
4. What is the dramatic question that should be answered by the end of the play?
Will the women actually win the game and get the money and get what they want?
5. Provide an illustration of the two kinds of exposition that the play has in it.
The women witholding information when they're on the reserve, and the second was when they left the reserve and and begin to actually reveal things about themselves.
6. Identify the most theatrical moment in the play and of what importance it seems to be.
The most theatrical moment is actually the bingo scene at the end where they all argue with eachother and then literally DESTROY the bingo machine.
8. What does the chief character want and what are some obstacles that stand in the way of her getting what she wants?
The chief characters want to be successful, but all have their issues. Issues like their living conditions. They overcome this by trying to win the Bongo game.
9. Describe some possible images in the play and how does the title help us understand the play.
The one that actually struck me the strongest is how sisterhood becomes evident. Amidst their fighting, the women all suddenly ban together and utterly SHAG the hell outta the bingo machine.
10. Briefly define the family relationships that are examined in the play.
The largest example is how the reservation sisters decide to band together again to face the problems their reservation faces, coming together as a unified sisterhood to defend against the opposition facing them. They may bicker amid themselves and argue, but they are a band of sisters in their unified goals and family bonds.
You may earn a maximum of 3 points toward your final grade by doing the above and answering the questions and submitting them on time (no later than Sunday, February 11 on or before 12:01am). Any worksheets submitted after the deadline will get a 0.
You will be rewarded a maximum of 3 points if I judge your work to be above average. You will receive 2 points if your work is average, that is it may have a few minor mistakes in some of the answers but demonstrates correct grammar and indicates that some, but not all, of the answers, are acceptable and well expressed. You will earn only 1 point if you simply answered the questions and/or if you use poor grammar and if there are signs that you have not read the material on which your answers are based.
1. Describe the stasis in the play: where, when, who, what, etc. in a paragraph.
The play itself is set in August of the year 1986. It's located at the Wasaychigan Hill Indian Reserve on Manitoukin Island, Ontario. With 8 characters we have Pelajia and Philomena, Marie-Adele, Annie, Emily, Veronique, her daughter Zhaboonigan, and Nanabush.
2. What is the intrusion?
The women all decide to go to the "biggest Bingo in the World" and want to go try it. We also learn about the women's aspirations and dreams here.
3. What is the unique factor?
That on that very day the women decide to go to Toronto and try to win the 1/2 million dollars.
4. What is the dramatic question that should be answered by the end of the play?
Will the women actually win the game and get the money and get what they want?
5. Provide an illustration of the two kinds of exposition that the play has in it.
The women witholding information when they're on the reserve, and the second was when they left the reserve and and begin to actually reveal things about themselves.
6. Identify the most theatrical moment in the play and of what importance it seems to be.
The most theatrical moment is actually the bingo scene at the end where they all argue with eachother and then literally DESTROY the bingo machine.
7. List some of the themes of the play.
Adversity, intoxication, sisterhood, rights, inequalities.
8. What does the chief character want and what are some obstacles that stand in the way of her getting what she wants?
The chief characters want to be successful, but all have their issues. Issues like their living conditions. They overcome this by trying to win the Bongo game.
9. Describe some possible images in the play and how does the title help us understand the play.
The one that actually struck me the strongest is how sisterhood becomes evident. Amidst their fighting, the women all suddenly ban together and utterly SHAG the hell outta the bingo machine.
10. Briefly define the family relationships that are examined in the play.
The largest example is how the reservation sisters decide to band together again to face the problems their reservation faces, coming together as a unified sisterhood to defend against the opposition facing them. They may bicker amid themselves and argue, but they are a band of sisters in their unified goals and family bonds.